Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/india-will-feel-the-pinch-of-us-beautiful-levy/article69621416.ece Remitters to India already incur transaction fees and currency conversion costs of 4-5 per cent on the sums they send home. A 3.5
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*****Fed chair Powell signals rethink of strategy on jobs and inflation risks | World News – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/fed-chair-powell-signals-rethink-of-strategy-on-jobs-and-inflation-risks-125051501891_1.html The Fed for now has said it would stay on the sidelines, with interest rates held steady in the current 4.25% to 4.5%
*****UK-India FTA raises a cocktail of questions – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/uk-india-fta-raises-a-cocktail-of-questions/article69579224.ece The grand-sounding tariff reduction by the UK on 99 per cent of tariff lines covering almost all of India’s exports is not as
*****Unemployment rate at 5.1% in April, more men jobless than women – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/unemployment-rate-at-51-in-april-more-men-jobless-than-women/article69579299.ece The data is based on a survey among over 89,000 households and over 3.8 lakh persons The government on Thursday said that unemployment
*****Trump’s tariff thrust fizzles out – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/trumps-tariff-thrust-fizzles-out/article69580433.ece History shows that the concept of reciprocal tariffs has never worked and it will hurt the US economy all the more The trade
Jaishankar counters Trump’s aggressive claims on India’s zero tariff commitments – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/jaishankar-counters-trumps-aggressive-claims-on-indias-zero-tariff-commitments/article69580313.ece Ahead of India-US bilateral trade pact talks, Jaishankar says any judgment is premature U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference in the
*******Why manufacturing-led export still matters for the poor countries | Expert Views – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/why-manufacturing-led-export-still-matters-for-the-poor-countries-125051401718_1.html What made the traditional development model so successful was its reliance on exports, which enabled countries like South Korea to tap into virtually
*****Chinese checkers – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/chinese-checkers/article69571083.ece US has upper hand in trade deal with China An overwhelming proportion of US imports from China comprise wage goods and other low
India’s unemployment rate was 5.1% in Apr: 1st monthly labour force survey | Economy & Policy News – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/india-unemployment-rate-april-2025-nso-labour-force-survey-125051501717_1.html Youth unemployment stood at 13.8% in April while the overall jobless rate was 5.1%, with higher joblessness in urban areas, according to NSO’s
*******Why Trump’s ‘weak dollar’ plan misreads America’s trade deficit | Expert Views – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/why-trump-s-weak-dollar-plan-misreads-america-s-trade-deficit-125050901653_1.html The global demand for dollars, the argument goes, drives up its value, making US-made goods more expensive than imports While the dollar’s reserve-currency
Trump blasts Fed chair Powell, calls him ‘fool’ for not cutting rates | World News – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/trump-blasts-fed-chair-powell-calls-him-fool-for-not-cutting-rates-125050900021_1.html Trump named Powell as the Fed chair in 2018, during his first term in the White House, and Democratic President Joe Biden appointed
***Centre to reach 15 mn farmers via seed campaign by June 12: Chouhan | Agriculture – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/centre-to-reach-15-million-farmers-with-new-seed-campaign-by-june-12-125050801373_1.html 15-day national campaign called ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ to start on May 19 As part of the campaign, named Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan,
*****India ranks 130th on Human Development Index, says UNDP 2025 report | India News – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/india-ranks-130th-on-human-development-index-says-undp-2025-report-125050601535_1.html India’s HDI value has increased by over 53 per cent since 1990, growing faster than both the global and South Asian averages The
Growth in Private capex likely yo suffer– [2] survey methods deserve a relook at the methods adopted [3] reasons need to be probed as to why downward trend is expected – Courtesy BusinessLine
Contrary to expectations, the private sector is not responding though the government has done its job–quite admirably– there is limit to what extent government can
Capex blues – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/capex-blues/article69540681.ece NSO’s first private capex survey paints grim picture Private capex has been tepid in the last four years | Photo Credit: Lim Weixiang
Fed’s Powell set to defy Trump pressure, likely to hold rates steady | World News – Business Standard
lipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/fed-s-powell-set-to-defy-trump-pressure-likely-to-hold-rates-steady-125050400053_1.html With their eye on inflation, officials are inclined to hold rates steady when they meet in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday Jerome Powell
Recovery postponed: Survey indicates private sector has become cautious | Editorial Comment – Business Standard
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/recovery-postponed-survey-indicates-private-sector-has-become-cautious-125043001611_1.html The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation must be commended on making the effort to implement the recommendation Listen to This Article After
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